Bloom: Asia and Latin America Meet in Wynwood

If anyone had any doubt that Wynwood is the new locale for foodies, the current wave of restaurant openings and lease signings will wipe them away. One restaurant set to open in the next few weeks is Bloom.

Guatamalan restaurateurs Jose Miguel Sarti and Sebastian Stahl have tapped some good talent to bring their vision of combining Asian and Latin American street foods into a cohesive and elegant menu.

Former Nobu chef Ricky Sauri and former Makoto sous-chef Sergio Rivera Alamo are charged with the task. A peek at the menu tells us that inventive minds are at work. Though prices haven't been set yet, we're intrigued by items such as duck forbidden rice (black rice, duck confit, duck egg, and vegetables) sharing the page with braised oxtail tamales (served with Thai coconut rice).

Laine Doss is the food and spirits editor for Miami New Times, has been featured on Cooking Channel's Eat Street and Food Network's Great Food Truck Race. She won an Alternative Weekly award for her feature about what it's like to wait tables.